Patagonia To Open Second Chicago Store
Patagonia plans to open its first store in Gold Coast, a historic district located north of downtown Chicago. Patagonia operates 27 stores nationwide, including a store at 1800 N. Clybourn Ave. in Chicago…
Jaco Announces NFL’s Jonathan Vilma as New Brand Ambassador
Jonathan Vilma, linebacker for the New Orleans Saints, has joined Jaco, the performance sports brand, as its newest brand ambassador…
Kahl and Partners Resigns Asolo Account
Kahl & Partners has resigned as sales representatives for Asolo in the states of Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Wyoming. While the agency has been rep of record since 1999, Doug Kahl’s relationship with the brand dates back 21 years…
Target Says November Comps Disappoint at 3.0 Percent
Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales for the four weeks ended Nov. 26 were $6.19 billion, an increase of 3.0 percent from $6.01 million for the four weeks ended Nov. 27, 2010. On this same basis, November comparable-store sales increased
Saks Reports November Comp Sales Up 9.3 Percent
Retailer Saks Incorporated reported that owned sales totaled $277.1 million for the four weeks ended Nov. 26, compared to $254.9 million for the four weeks ended Nov. 27, 2010, an 8.7% increase. Comparable store sales increased 9.3% for the month…
Costco’s Comps Jump 11 Percent in November
Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $7.51 billion for the four weeks ended Nov. 27, an increase of 11 percent from $6.78 billion during the similar four-week period last year…
Kohl’s November Same-Store Sales Fall 6.2 Percent
Kohl's Corporation reported that total sales for the four-week month ended November 26 decreased 4.5 percent to $1.93 billion and comparable store sales decreased 6.2 percent from the four-week month ended November 27, 2010…
Big City Mountaineers Adds Three Directors
Big City Mountaineers (BCM) added Nate Simmons, Michael Leming and Carol Sweasy to its board of directors…
Vail Resorts Narrows Focus of Lodging Business
Vail Resorts will no longer add new RockResorts managed properties outside of the six mountain resorts where it already operates due to difficult conditions in the real estate market. Instead it will focus on expanding operations at existing resorts and w
PayPal Data Show Mobile Payments Rose Five Fold Thanksgiving Day
Mobile payment on PayPals network rose five-fold (511%) on Thanksgiving Day compared to Thanksgiving 2010, according to a Nov. 24 post on the company’s blog. The number of customers making such payments rose 350 percent…
Shaquille O’Neal Looking to Redevelop Shoe Line
Shaquille O’Neal, who retired from the NBA last year, has hired Mary Gleason, who ran the Starter collection for Nike, to help revamp his Shaq-branded footwear and apparel…
Perry Ellis Initiates Stock Buyback Plan
Perry Ellis said that its board has approved a $20 million increase to the company's stock repurchase program…
Washington State Parks Girds for Budget Shortfall
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is preparing to dramatically cut costs, change short-term service levels and become more self sufficient as part of a strategy to prepare for a budget gap as high as $30 million. The changes comes as th
Amer Sports Completes Share Repurchase
Amer Sports Corporation has completed the repurchases of 3 million of its own shares as announced on Aug. 15, 2011…
DSW Hikes Fiscal Year Guidance After Solid Third Quarter Performance…
DSW Inc. reported third quarter earnings, adjusted for the impact of its merger with its largest shareholder, Retail Ventures Inc., and related items, reached $39.8 million, or 88 cents per share, representing a gain of 12.1 percent compared with adjusted
